Blur or pixelate an image

Pixelation that actually destroys the detail

A quick sticker or a shape dropped over a face in a photo editor often just sits on top of the image, an object on its own layer that can be moved or deleted to reveal what's underneath. This tool works differently: pixelating an area genuinely shrinks that patch of the image down to a handful of blocky pixels and stretches it back up, throwing away the original detail in the process, not hiding it behind something removable.

Pixelate or solid color

Pixelation keeps a rough sense of shape and color while making faces, plates and text unreadable — the classic look from news broadcasts. A solid color block covers the area completely instead, useful when you want no trace of what was there at all.

Common uses

Blurring a stranger's face before posting a street photo, covering a license plate, hiding a screen full of personal information in the background of a screenshot, or blocking out a document lying on a desk — anything with sensitive detail you don't want visible in the final image.

Draw as many boxes as you need

A single photo often has more than one thing to hide — several faces in a crowd, a plate and a street sign, a screen and a sticky note. Draw as many boxes as the photo needs before applying; they're all pixelated or covered together in one pass.

Privacy

Your photo is processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is ever uploaded, which matters given this tool is usually used right before sharing an image publicly.